Dog’s Left Eye Problem

Hi,
Duke appears to have 2 meibomian gland growths on his upper left eyelid. These are usually benign, and arise from the glands at the base of the eyelashes. At this point, because they are growing, they may cause problems because they are rubbing against the cornea and causing irritation. That is why he has an eye discharge.

You could choose to have a holistic veterinarian treat Duke using homeopathic remedies (see our page on alternative medicine for dogs), improvement in your dog food diet, and consider NO more vaccinations at his age (perhaps monitor his antibody titers to check his immunity to Distemper, Parvo and Rabies).

Or you might choose to have the growths surgically removed or ‘debulked’ using a topical anesthetic. In this way, you could submit the growth for analysis to confirm that it is benign. Reducing the size of the growths so they will not be rubbing on his cornea would make him more comfortable.

Then search out a holistic veterinarian to work on all of the above and to improve Duke’s health so these growths will not grow back.

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Take care,
Dr. Carol Jean Tillman

DISCLAIMER: This educational advice is based on the depth of your question and the picture you submitted. The above should never replace the advice of your local veterinarian, as they have the ability to evaluate your dog in person.

Related Pages:
– Dog Eye Problems,
– Ask a Vet Online Library – Dog Eye Problems Section

Our dog rex is aboy 15 years old he’s getting old
his eye lid appears to be growing its now the size
of a large marble he does not seem to be irritated
with it. We are wondering after some research on
dog eye problems what somthing like this would cost at a vet? we don’t have alot of money and also pnder how long he will live, he has hip problems and is and outside dog, we wonder if he could servive the winter, please could you give a idea of cost. Thank you

Hi Dave,
Regarding your question about Rex, I’m happy to help, but we only accept new questions from subscribers (the original question above was from a subscriber).

I’ll then get back to you right away at the bottom of your newly created web page.
Dr. Carol Jean Tillman